Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215

The Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215 district in Illinois serves two high schools: Thornton Fractnl So High School and Thornton Fractnl No High School. Based on the available data, Thornton Fractnl So High School appears to be the higher-performing school, with a 94.7% 4-year graduation rate, 2.9% dropout rate, and better test scores across the board compared to Thornton Fractnl No High School.

Thornton Fractnl No High School has a significantly higher percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch (76.57%) compared to Thornton Fractnl So High School (59.06%), indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students. Despite having a higher per-student spending of $19,760 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 15.7, Thornton Fractnl No High School still lags behind its counterpart in academic outcomes, suggesting that factors beyond just funding and staffing ratios may be at play.

Overall, the Thornton Fractional Township HSD 215 district is ranked 731 out of 813 districts in Illinois and is rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger, indicating that the district is performing below average compared to other districts in the state. The performance gap between the two high schools and the district's low ranking suggest that the district may benefit from further analysis and targeted interventions to address the underlying factors contributing to the disparities in student outcomes.